Abstract of main article: It has been found that adults treated for obesity who also had ADHD have more problems loosing weight. 27.4% of all patients with obesity also had ADHD.

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"ADHD Symptoms: Obesity"

Altfas JR (2002) Prevalence of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder among adults in obesity treatment. BMC Psychiatry 2002 Sep 13;2(1):9
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